| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Brian Goodell | USA | 15:02.40 | 4. | | 2. Bobby Hackett | USA | 15:03.91 | 2. | | 3. Steve Holland | AUS | 15:04.66 | 3. | | 4. Djan Madruga | BRA | 15:19.84 | 6. | | 5. Vladimir Salnikov | URS | 15:29.45 | 8. | | 6. Max Metzker | AUS | 15:31.53 | 5. | | 7. Paul Hartloff | USA | 15:32.08 | 1. | | 8. Zoltán Wladár | HUN | 15:45.97 | 7. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Brian Goodell | USA | 15:34.11 | 4. | | 2. Max Metzker | AUS | 15:36.14 | 5. | | 3. Nagy Sándor | HUN | 15:48.41 | 13. | | 4. Brett Naylor | NZL | 15:52.68 | 16. | | 5. Mark Treffers | NZL | 15:56.11 | 17. | | 6. José Bas | ESP | 16:28.59 | 25. | | 7. Edwin Borja | PHI | 17:05.75 | 28. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Steve Holland | AUS | 15:25.93 | 3. | | 2. Valentin Parinov | URS | 15:41.13 | 9. | | 3. Henk Elzerman | NED | 15:51.08 | 15. | | 4. Michael Ker | CAN | 15:58.07 | 18. | | 5. Gerhard Waldmann | SUI | 16:06.41 | 22. | | 6. António de Melo | POR | 17:24.31 | 30. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Bobby Hackett | USA | 15:25.49 | 2. | | 2. Paul Nash | AUS | 15:46.51 | 11. | | 3. Paul Midgley | CAN | 15:49.78 | 14. | | 4. István Koczka | HUN | 16:05.54 | 21. | | 5. Kevin Williamson | IRE | 16:54.11 | 27. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Paul Hartloff | USA | 15:20.74 | 1. | | 2. Djan Madruga | BRA | 15:36.95 | 6. | | 3. Igor Kushpelev | URS | 15:43.88 | 10. | | 4. Paul Sparkes | GBR | 15:59.04 | 19. | | 5. Stefan Wenz | FRG | 16:08.20 | 23. | | 6. Kris Sumono | INA | 17:09.17 | 29. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Zoltán Wladár | HUN | 15:37.61 | 7. | | 2. Vladimir Salnikov | URS | 15:39.04 | 8. | | 3. David Parker | GBR | 15:46.60 | 12. | | 4. Borut Petrič | YUG | 16:03.92 | 20. | | 5. Johan Van Steenberghe | BEL | 16:14.13 | 24. | | 6. Georgios Karpouzis | GRE | 16:53.92 | 26. | | 7. Sigurður Ólafsson | ISL | 17:25.10 | 31. |
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